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Description
🌍 About Me
Hi! I’m Nakisa, an American /Iranian traveler, content creator, and lifelong learner with a deep love for people, culture, nature, and community.
I’ve spent the past 6 years traveling independently and exploring more than 85 countries, often choosing local experiences over traditional tourism. I love staying with families, learning from local communities, helping with meaningful projects, and experiencing everyday life from the inside rather than simply visiting as a tourist.
🤝 What I Can Help With
I’m happy to help with many different types of projects, including:
• Social media and content creation
• Photography and video
• English conversation and teaching
• Helping with websites, online research, or basic digital work
• Hospitality and guest support
• Cooking and household tasks
• Gardening and outdoor work
• Community projects
• Helping children practice English
• Cultural exchange and activities with guests
• General daily tasks wherever an extra pair of hands is useful
I’m independent, adaptable, responsible, and comfortable with simple living. I don't need luxury or entertainment—I’m much more interested in meeting people, learning, and being useful.
❤️ Why I Travel This Way
For me, travel isn't just about seeing famous places. Some of my most meaningful experiences have come from spending time with local people, sharing meals, listening to their stories, learning traditions, and understanding how people actually live.
I especially enjoy places where I can experience local culture, rural life, traditional crafts, food, music, and community traditions.
I’m respectful of different lifestyles, religions, cultures, and ways of living. I come with curiosity rather than expectations.
📸 A Little About Me
I also create travel and cultural content, focusing on authentic local life and the people I meet along the way. I always try to approach people and communities respectfully and never want my camera to become more important than the experience itself.
I’m happy to exchange my skills and time for the opportunity to learn from a host and become part of their daily life.
🌱 What I’m Looking For
I’m particularly interested in hosts who want a genuine cultural exchange—not simply someone to complete a list of chores.
If you have a family, farm, guesthouse, small business, community project, creative project, or simply a local-life experience you'd like to share, I would love to hear from you.
If you think we could be a good match, please send me a message. I’m flexible, easygoing, and ready to help. 😊
I’d love to meet you, contribute to your project, and hopefully leave as a friend rather than just a volunteer. -
Interests
CultureCampingFarmingFitnessHikingHitchhikingLanguagesMovies & TVNaturePhotographySelf developmentTeam sportsVan lifeVideographyYoga / WellnessVegetarian or veganTechnologySustainabilitySailing / BoatingPlant careOutdoor activitiesMusicMountainLGBTQGardeningEvents & socialCooking & foodDancingCarpentryArt & design -
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Persian (Farsi): Fluent
Spanish: IntermediateMore details about my language interests
I traveld to over 80 countries over past 5 years. I have many stories from my travels to share with you. I would love to practice my Spanish and teach you English. Only female contact me! -
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Creative DIY projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Life at a Farmstay
Helping around the house
Charity Work
Art Projects
Some knowledge of:
Light gardening
Light maintenance
Eco Projects
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Able to teach about:
Hospitality/Tourism
Languages
Teaching
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More details about your skills
Social Media:
*I can Create long or short videos for youtube, Instagram and Facebook
*SEO friendly Captions,descriptions and tags
*Community engagement and active post
Language:
*English
*Spanish
*Persian
*learning Arabic
I worked in the hostel many different roles, from social media manger to receptionist and hostel cleaning supervisor.
I speak Farsi (my native language), english and intermediat spanish. I can teach you language and can adopt to new roles very easy and fast, i also like to work on a farm as well. i like to connect to people, animals and nature. -
Age
35
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Some more information
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Smoker
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Driver's licence
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Allergies
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Special dietary requirements
No
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Feedback
I really enjoyed staying 17 days in Honok ( traditional korean house) and doing jobs outside of the house like collecting wood and etc.
I appreciate spending time to teaching us volunteers Caligiraphy.
Thank you again.
All of us will miss her 😄
The work is easy and fun meeting many Koreans and help them with English is rewarding.
It's easy to communicate with Denis.
Thank you and I enjoyed my one week stay there.
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Communication:
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Skills:
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Observed house rules:
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I really enjoyed staying 17 days in Honok ( traditional korean house) and doing jobs outside of the house like collecting wood and etc.
I appreciate spending time to teaching us volunteers Caligiraphy.
Thank you again.
All of us will miss her 😄
The work is easy and fun meeting many Koreans and help them with English is rewarding.
It's easy to communicate with Denis.
Thank you and I enjoyed my one week stay there.
she was happy to provide vegetarian ingredients and there was a big garden with vegetables that I could use as well.
It was my pleasure to familiar myself about Maori Culture and specifically tribs from North of South island.
Thank you so much Rima and wish to see … read more
Thank you for all your hard work in the garden and cleaning it was very much appreciated. I would be very happy to recommend you to any potential host looking for a hardworking person. I enjoyed sharing and celebrating my cultural heritage. I hope you got a better understanding of the challenges and successes Māori endured … read more
Thank you Mark for everything 🙏
I had a good experience and loved the solitude of the location.
Talgat is so respectful of my personal time and space.He was honest, respectful and flexible.
Thanks for everything
well-mannered girl. Keeps the house clean, honest and respect the oral contract. Niki helped us with our construction project and other missions. We would be glad to have workawayers like Niki. We wish Niki all the best.